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title: DataHub
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge/datahub
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createdAt: 2022-03-30T21:10:59.000Z
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The DataHub module allows you to store data polled from the connected devices with data storage enabled. A variety of data formats are supported. 

To store data, you must select the **Enable Data Store** option for the device you want to store data for. You have the option of storing data for a specific period of time to support analytics on the historic data in the **Retention Hours** field. See [Enable Data Store](docId\:nm1lQfefyA-DSIfFitIty) to learn more. 

Manufacturing Connect Edge stores the polled data in a NoSQL time series database.

:::hint{type="info"}
**Limitation**: InfluxDB initialization for large databases takes a long time with high CPU utilization. Ensure the Manufacturing Connect Edge device has sufficient computing resources.
:::

You have the option of configuring an internal or external InfluxDB timeseries database. 

The DataHub UI is divided into three panes:

- **Configuration***: *Toggle the timeseries database, change source type, and perform additional customizations. 
- **DB Management**: Expand a database view to display your connected devices, remove specific data storage for a connected device, and delete the timeseries database.
- **DB Users**: Add and delete database users, reset a user's password, add privileges to a user, as well as view the user list.

# Next Steps

- [Configure the Timeseries DB](docId\:V0B5qmjOQnp8qvVIaI7iT)
- [DB Management](docId\:C_t7MlcO8-NY6OUvR2CV7) 
- [DB Users](docId\:Up8d2DklbKDMlK5nWAJBB)